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From: steveh@cheetah.inmos.co.uk (Steven Huggins)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.fortran
Subject: Accuracy figures of mathematics intrinsics in FORTRAN
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Date: 8 Apr 91 14:46:46 GMT
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    I notice that both Sun and VAX do not give accuracy figures in the
manuals for their mathematics intrinsics in FORTRAN.  I believe that some
manufacturers do give such figures.  What I am interested in is,

1) what sort of user uses such figures?

2) what is the best form of such figures?

3) why do most people not seem to care that the mathematics intrinsics
   are not wholly accurate?

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